Service engine light

utah_ee · 08-27-2012, 03:47 PM

Picked up car from the body shop last week, long story there, but the service engine light was on. It had been there for nearly a month.

Needless to say, took it in to the local BMW dealer to have this looked at. They have reported back, that the onboard computer freaked out because of sitting for so long. It was reporting several mysterious codes...

They reset everything and said it's ready to pick up, though I am a little apprehensive.

Anybody heard of this or have any suggestions?

I have a 2008 E90 with 28k mi and coming off warranty in Oct.

Thanks in advance.

weaksauce · 08-27-2012, 04:17 PM

You may want to ask them for a print out of all the codes. Perhaps someone here would be nice enough to decipher them for you. How long did they evaluate the car before they told you this? I would be worried if the computer "freaks out" after sitting for a month...

weaksauce · 08-27-2012, 04:18 PM

Oh, ya....and then there is this:

http://jalopnik.com/5873397/did-a-de...-dangerous-bmw

osteome · 08-27-2012, 05:21 PM

A lot of us store our cars for the winter and our computers seem to do fine.....

M3PO · 08-27-2012, 06:54 PM

I call BS.

08-27-2012, 03:47 PM	#1
utah_ee New Member Drives: '08 M3 Sedan 6M Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Utah Posts: 8 iTrader: (0)	Service engine light Picked up car from the body shop last week, long story there, but the service engine light was on. It had been there for nearly a month. Needless to say, took it in to the local BMW dealer to have this looked at. They have reported back, that the onboard computer freaked out because of sitting for so long. It was reporting several mysterious codes... They reset everything and said it's ready to pick up, though I am a little apprehensive. Anybody heard of this or have any suggestions? I have a 2008 E90 with 28k mi and coming off warranty in Oct. Thanks in advance.
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08-27-2012, 04:17 PM	#2
weaksauce Second Lieutenant Drives: 2008 e92 M3 6MT SSII Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 211 iTrader: (0)	You may want to ask them for a print out of all the codes. Perhaps someone here would be nice enough to decipher them for you. How long did they evaluate the car before they told you this? I would be worried if the computer "freaks out" after sitting for a month...

08-27-2012, 04:18 PM	#3
weaksauce Second Lieutenant Drives: 2008 e92 M3 6MT SSII Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 211 iTrader: (0)	Oh, ya....and then there is this: http://jalopnik.com/5873397/did-a-de...-dangerous-bmw